How to Pronounce "date back"
expression
ˈdeɪt/ /ˈbæk
DAYT-BAK
dˈeɪt/ /bˈæk
DAYT-BAK
Definition
To have started or existed from a particular time in the past.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdeɪt/ /ˈbæk
British English
dˈeɪt/ /bˈæk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DAYT-BAK
UK
DAYT-BAK
Listen in Context
These ruins date back to the Roman era.
The tradition dates back hundreds of years.
Some buildings here date back to the 18th century.
My grandmother’s old clock dates back to before World War II.